Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council Issues Revised Electoral Calendar
The CEP sets a first round for July 2027 and runoff for October 2027, raising questions over whether the government can meet the timeline.
Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) published a new version of the electoral calendar on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, according to Le Nouvelliste. Under the revised schedule, the current electoral process is expected to be completed in exactly one year, by October 2027. The first round of elections is set for July 18, 2027, while the second round of the presidential and legislative elections is scheduled for October 4, 2027. Le Nouvelliste noted that the release of the new calendar came as no surprise, and that prior to its publication the CEP had already taken decisions that made the previous timeline nearly impossible to meet. The outlet raised the central question of whether the government will be able to keep to the new dates. The report also referenced related developments, including Canada's stated concerns over the candidacies of individuals under international sanctions and its wish that sanctioned persons not participate in the upcoming elections, as well as Gary Bodeau filing his dossier at the West 1 BED while expressing surprise at the CEP's calendar. Further details were restricted behind the outlet's registration wall.